DepartmentLatin America

CANDLESTICK

NameCandlestick

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Slip

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (16.5 x 16.5 x 23.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.906X.

Object numberA.1979.3.906X

DescriptionSculpture of three dogs standing on hind legs, with birds on head. The paws are on the shoulder of the dog in front and the birds are attached to the heads by wire. The candleholder is on the lead dog's head. They are coated in a red-brown slip and a black slip. Martinez workshop.